National Walking Month This week’s walk recommendation is Penwyllt by Alan Bowring, Geopark Development Officer, Fforest Fawr UNESCO Global Geopark. We’ve had a lot of time in recent months to dream where we might want to explore when that simple freedom was permitted once again. Did you, like me, pore…
Throughout National Walking Month we will be sharing some of our Brecon Beacons National Park Ambassadors’ favourite walks. Who knows, they might well become your new favourite walk too! This week’s walk is by Ambassador Dorian Thomas from TrigPoint Adventures and his favourite hike from Talybont-on-Usk to Tor y Foel. A walk…
Throughout National Walking Month we will be sharing some of our Brecon Beacons National Park Ambassadors’ favourite walks. Who knows, they might well become your new favourite walk too! Bwlch with Solitude: Recommended by Brecon Beacons National Park Ambassadors from The Star Bunkhouse (independent hostel) and Glanpant (holiday cottage) in Bwlch.…
Spring is well underway in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Our wildflowers are blooming, trees are blossoming, and birds are busy nest-building. Getting outdoors into the spring air and connecting with nature is good for us so take a woodland walk, a stroll by a stream or just enjoy your…
As restrictions have been eased we are expecting lots of visitors to the Brecon Beacons. Although we are looking forward to welcoming you back, we need you to follow these 5 steps to protect the beautiful landscape of the Brecon Beacons. 1. Know before you go Make…
In Wales, March 1st is St David’s Day or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant in Welsh. Saint David is the patron saint of Wales and the day is a celebrated nationally. This year we are celebrating St David’s Day a bit differently and wanted to share some ideas of how to…
Visitors to the National Park Visitor Centre can now be inspired by an exciting sculptural representation of the Red Kite, bobbing and moving in the breeze. Created by Glyn-Neath based sculptor Rubin Eynon, the steel mesh representation of a Red Kite balances by its beak on top of a 4–metre high corten steel stalk. As the wind blows the bird lazily drifts and shifts, all the time turning on its beak, which is firmly attached to the stalk. Red…
The A470, also referred to as The Cambrian Way – one of three driving routes collectively known as The Wales Way – is the spine which runs through the middle of Wales and which bisects the Brecon Beacons between Brecon and Cefn Coed y Cymer. It passes through some of…